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| − | The cases <math>x=y</math> and <math>x=-2y</math> can be found by SFFT from <math>x^2+xy-2y^2=0 \implies (x+2y)(x-y)=0</math>. | + | The cases <math>x=y</math> and <math>x=-2y</math> can be found by SFFT ([[https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Simon%27s_Favorite_Factoring_Trick Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick]]) from <math>x^2+xy-2y^2=0 \implies (x+2y)(x-y)=0</math>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AIME box|year=2018|n=I|num-b=4|num-a=6}} | {{AIME box|year=2018|n=I|num-b=4|num-a=6}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:23, 5 July 2018
For each ordered pair of real numbers 
satisfying ![\[\log_2(2x+y) = \log_4(x^2+xy+7y^2)\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/f/b/afbbbda1a46f1a5797bb4174fb377e1ec8497dd4.png)
there is a real number 
such that ![\[\log_3(3x+y) = \log_9(3x^2+4xy+Ky^2).\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/6/d/36dbe8d0f02bf52e0f19883df3d2014ef023bbad.png)
Find the product of all possible values of .
Solution
Note that 
.
That gives 
upon simplification and division by 
. Then, 
or 
.
From the second equation, 
. If we take , we see that 
. If we take , we see that 
. The product is 
.
-expiLnCalc
Note
The cases and can be found by SFFT ([Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick]) from 
.
See Also
| 2018 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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